On asking questions (Re: Proposal for a subtag registration
(fr-2004-ORTOGRAF))
John Cowan
cowan at ccil.org
Sat Dec 8 14:55:57 CET 2007
Michael Everson scripsit:
> I do not prefer being called by my surname alone. And the questions
> formed the objection.
Umm, you are not being *called* by your surname alone. You are being
*referred to* (in your presence, to be sure) by your surname alone.
I used to refer to you as "ME", but I made the mistake of using
that as the object of some verb, and was widely thought to
have been saying "me" with emphasis. Much confusion.
--
I suggest you call for help, John Cowan
or learn the difficult art of mud-breathing. cowan at ccil.org
--Great-Souled Sam http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
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